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The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

Women harriers ready for intra-state meet

MICHELE DANNO September 18, 2009

While the Iowa women’s cross-country team has a chance to prove itself on Saturday as the dominant running program in the state, the Hawkeyes aren’t using this weekend’s meet as an opportunity to...

Field hockey looking to dig out of early hole

JORDAN GARRETSON September 18, 2009

Not often will a team encounter a must-win game as early as September. Iowa’s field-hockey team may be staring at that situation when the Hawkeyes host St. Louis (1-4) at Grant Field at 1 p.m. Saturday. Iowa...

Wildcats parallel recent Iowa teams

JON LINDER September 18, 2009

The last time Iowa met Arizona on the gridiron, Hayden Fry was on his way out as Iowa’s head football coach, and St. Louis slugger Mark McGwire had just broken Roger Maris’ single-season home-run record....

Former VP Jones to find out lawsuit’s fate soon

DI STAFF September 18, 2009

A Johnson County judge will soon decide whether to dismiss the lawsuit that Phillip Jones, the former UI vice president for Student Services, filed against the UI, UI President Sally Mason, and the state...

UI can add two new programs, regents say

DI STAFF September 18, 2009

COUNCIL BLUFFS — The state Board of Regents granted UI officials permission to add two new programs — a bachelor of arts program in ethics and public policy and a bachelor of arts program in enivronmental...

County supervisors push for health-care reform

DI STAFF September 18, 2009

The Johnson County Board of Supervisors agreed on a resolution which urges “immediate passage of comprehensive federal health-care reform legislation” on Thursday. Supervisor Sally Stutsman said this...

Dental Science Building to get makeover

DI STAFF September 18, 2009

COUNCIL BLUFFS — Despite budget concerns, UI officials received permission from the state Board of Regents to remodel some portions of the Dental Science Building during the regents’ meeting on Thursday. The...

H1N1 may be on the rise on campus, officials say

DI STAFF September 18, 2009

With possibly 200 cases of H1N1 already on campus, UI officials said the number of students contracting the virus may be on the rise. “I believe we will see an increase almost immediately,” said,...

Spotlight Iowa City: Helping hand for seniors

JIM MALEWITZ September 18, 2009

When senior citizens talk, Karen Davis is there to listen. Davis, 40, has worked closely with elderly Iowa City residents for the past two and a half years, helping them transition into retirement-community...

Center marks 40 years of fighting substance abuse

EMILY BUSSE September 18, 2009

Chuck Panzer didn’t think he had a drinking problem. But in 1988, he lost his job, received his third OWI, and was ordered to be evaluated at the Mid-eastern Council on Chemical Abuse center in Iowa...

County suicides triple this year

MITCHELL SCHMIDT September 18, 2009

The number of suicides has more than tripled for adults ages 21 to 40 in the last year in Johnson County. In 2008, there were four suicides in that age group. So far, that number has already reached 13...

Mason could get $80,000 bonus

SHANE ERSLAND September 18, 2009

COUNCIL BLUFFS — UI President Sally Mason will not receive a pay raise for fiscal 2010, but she could receive a bonus of up to $80,000. The state Board of Regents announced at its Thursday meeting in...

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